The ford is Definitly more expensive parts wise, but it's been a better pulling vehicle, stopping on the other hand.....duramax for sure, but I wouldn't buy a new dodge, I would rather have a older one,

I like the older vehicle cause I can push it through the bush when I go out hunting and I don't feel bad scratching the shit out of the paint, the newer trucks feel too flimsy now a days..but what do u do, most newer trucks have a 10 year (if that) life on them before u have to trade them in,

longhorn

10-08-2013, 07:25 PM

Most fleet trucks logging , oil patch, government etc are Fords.
Taseko mine has a ton of pickups they are all Fords.

I think all 3 brands are probably OK brand new but same thing the Fords seem to outlive the others.

Ive got a 02 F-350 that likes to cruise about 120 up hill or down trailer or not.

Happypants

10-08-2013, 07:30 PM

I love my ford, bought it with the full rubber mat over the entire floor, plus captain seats as well, can easly sit in them bad boys all day on a long drive or what not

MikeWild

10-08-2013, 08:03 PM

My 04 F350 CC hauls ass. Pulls a trailer with a rig on it like there's nothing there, and it's uber comfortable to drive. A buddy with an 02 Ram 2500 and 2011 5500 was impressed by it's power.

vajayjay

10-08-2013, 08:21 PM

Jeep, toyota

Dodge, Ford

Lada, Aston Martin

Everything has something the other doesn't, the Ford and Chev guys will go for days about how great they're trucks are while trying to sound like they're not upset that they didn't buy a dodge:D [f] .

I think now adays it's all about personal preference. Everything is so electronic and built similar the only real differences are just little things.

I think you should just get a 5500 and be done with it Kev, with that you could just get your trailer mounted on the deck and not worry about extra frames or spring over :party0010:

Or just buy this, can put jeep and camper on, or trailer and camper with jeep in trailer and you still have room in the box for booze

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/hvd/4073272506.html

longhorn

10-08-2013, 08:36 PM

Jeep, toyota

Dodge, Ford

Lada, Aston Martin

Everything has something the other doesn't, the Ford and Chev guys will go for days about how great they're trucks are while trying to sound like they're not upset that they didn't buy a dodge:D [f] .

I think now adays it's all about personal preference. Everything is so electronic and built similar the only real differences are just little things.

I think you should just get a 5500 and be done with it Kev, with that you could just get your trailer mounted on the deck and not worry about extra frames or spring over :party0010:

Or just buy this, can put jeep and camper on, or trailer and camper with jeep in trailer and you still have room in the box for booze

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/hvd/4073272506.html

Big trailer will really run you into problems that never stop.
Every time you think you are going to get it legal theres another hurdle.
Don't go the trailer route , been there done that ...................

worktruck

10-08-2013, 08:55 PM

There really is only one diesel worth buying, we all know which one that is. Starts with a C ends with an orgasm

levigardiner

10-08-2013, 09:24 PM

we have 6 trucks in our fleet that see 70,000 kms in 6 months with alot of towing/highway, and a fair amount of fsr's and some trails also with 1200 liters of water in the back, 4 are 2010 fords with the 6.7's, they do well and hold their own and when you stop it they go like bat shit, but they ride like a brick, i find them to just feel like a poorly constructed vehicle, also are in need of maintenance quite often, two where head gaskets and another was injectors. the chevys are 2012's with the 6.6 and the biggest down fall of the truck so far was the ground clearance with the DEF tank, kinda crapy, but it rides like a caddy and only has needed break pads, also much cheaper than the fords, as far as i have seen, the chevy is 10 times the truck than the ford. cant speak for the dodge but i did drive a my bosses mega cab for a few months and it was great in every way but it was in the shop every second week for something, hopes it helps you out bud

westcoaster

10-08-2013, 09:37 PM

Apparently no one can beat ford fleet pricing. That's why you see so many fords as company/city/government trucks...

Happypants

10-08-2013, 09:39 PM

we have 6 trucks in our fleet that see 70,000 kms in 6 months with alot of towing/highway, and a fair amount of fsr's and some trails also with 1200 liters of water in the back, 4 are 2010 fords with the 6.7's, they do well and hold their own and when you stop it they go like bat shit, but they ride like a brick, i find them to just feel like a poorly constructed vehicle, also are in need of maintenance quite often, two where head gaskets and another was injectors. the chevys are 2012's with the 6.6 and the biggest down fall of the truck so far was the ground clearance with the DEF tank, kinda crapy, but it rides like a caddy and only has needed break pads, also much cheaper than the fords, as far as i have seen, the chevy is 10 times the truck than the ford. cant speak for the dodge but i did drive a my bosses mega cab for a few months and it was great in every way but it was in the shop every second week for something, hopes it helps you out bud

Have u had any issues with the Chevys where the rotor splits apart, then explodes and hub and caliper? Had that happen a few times, but ya they do ride like a caddy, my ford, u can Definitly tell it's a old truck when u drive it lol,

Casselman

10-09-2013, 02:39 AM

Have u had any issues with the Chevys where the rotor splits apart, then explodes and hub and caliper? Had that happen a few times, but ya they do ride like a caddy, my ford, u can Definitly tell it's a old truck when u drive it lol,
your ford is a lot of things lol

Sisters boyfriend was in the market for a new diesel, had a hard time picking one, he carries a big tidy tank for his excavator, ended up coming down to the fords being priced retardedly high for what it was and he didn't like how low the chevy ground clearance was. he bought the new dodge 3500 with all the bells and whistles minus the dually and loves it, drives it up north all the time has 20,000 kms in the past 6 months and no issues :dontknow:

harvester_sorrow

10-14-2013, 06:53 PM

Apparently no one can beat ford fleet pricing. That's why you see so many fords as company/city/government trucks...